steinkern

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noun

A fossil formed from sediment that filled a hollow structure such as a shell.

OriginGerman Steinkern →
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Meanings

nounsteinkern (plural steinkerns)

plural steinkerns

  1. A fossil formed from sediment that filled a hollow structure such as a shell.

Origin

  1. GermanSteinkern
  2. Englishsteinkern

From German Steinkern, from Stein (“stone”) + Kern (“kernel, nucleus”).

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steinkern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steinkern

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steinkern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steinkern.

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